Mazda 121 (1988–2005)

Background

The Mazda 121 name has been used on a variety of Mazda automobiles for various export markets from 1975 until 2002:1975–1981 — Piston engined variants of the second generation Mazda Cosmo sports car

1986–1991 — First generation Ford Festiva; subcompact car

1991–1998 — Autozam Revue; subcompact four-door sedan

1996–2002 — First generation Mazda Demio; subcompact car

1996–2002 — Badge engineered version of the fourth-generation Ford Fiesta subcompact car, sold in some European markets

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Production years

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Sources

Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗ WIKIDATA · DVLA

Contemporaries

Sport utility vehicle · Japan

Matched on body class, era and origin from register data — never hand-picked.

Contemporaries

Other Mazda models